On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 13:49:18 GMT, Doug Kanter wrote:
Anyone have one? I'd appreciate comments pro or con. They're cheaper than
renting one three times around here, and at least according to the promo
material, they're much easier than trying to wrestle with the bigger units.
I'll be using it to create a 40x40 vegetable garden, and as many flower beds
as I can find time to fiddle with.

I have the electric version, and it's worked well for me in heavy clay.
Hate 2-cycle engines, and have no real need for a tiller capable of handling
large spaces (I'd hire a neighbor with a tractor for that sort of thing).

I've dug 40x40 gardens by hand... it's not so bad if you put down
occlusive mulch to kill the sod first. I suspect the Mantis is probably
going to get really boring if you're going to use it to create large beds...
its strength is in "detail work".